Experienced Divers: Generally, have over 50 logged dives, experience in deep and night diving and have dived regularly for over 2 years. They would be comfortable diving with a buddy and unguided and have experience in different diving conditions.

We recommend the same day trips as above but for overnight trips look at those visiting the Ribbon Reef and Coral Sea areas e.g. Spirit of Freedom and Mike Ball.

Note that Outer Reef trip prices include equipment hire and there is no difference in price if you have your own. The Ribbon Reef trips have equipment hire as an extra cost.

We discount all prices so make sure you contact us to get the best deals.

Snorkeler experience

If you have never been snorkelling before please also check with your local doctor to ensure that you have no medical conditions that may prevent you from snorkelling (a sample of the SCUBA diving medical form can be found here and is similar to the snorkel form you will be asked to complete once on board.

Inexperienced: Most day trips offer guides or snorkel tours at extra cost. For those with families and want a guide look at Reef Magic or Reef Day Tripper. Shallower water and with Reef Magic there is a dedicated snorkel area and a pontoon with life guards on watch.

Experienced: If you are confident in the water then look at Tusa, Reef Quest, Aqua Quest and Silver Swift who go to deeper, more varied sites and have guides as extra.

All trips provide snorkel equipment in the price, as well as flotation devices.

For those wanting an overnight trip choose those boats visiting the Outer Reef areas. Ribbon Reef trips like Spirit of Freedom and Mike Ball are not suitable for snorkelers.